First interview with King Tuheitia

The latest issue of Mana magazine has
the first-ever media interview with the Maori King,
Tuheitia. After months of requests, Mana editor Derek Fox
was granted an exclusive interview with this down-to-earth
man who stepped into the role of Maori King after the death
of his mother, Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu, almost two
years ago.

At Turongo house in Ngaruawahia, Derek met the
King who talked candidly about his early life, his family
and interests, and how he’s adapting to his new lifestyle
as head of the Kingitanga movement.

This special
commemorative issue of Mana is brimming with stories about
the Kingitanga which has just celebrated its 150th birthday.
It’s a remarkable achievement when you consider that
because they didn’t want to sell their lands Waikato
Tainui were invaded, their people killed, and laws passed to
steal their land - and not all that long ago.

As well as
talking to King Tuheitia, Mana look at the resilience and
recovery of the Waikato Tainui people and Qantas
award-winning journalist Qiane Corfield-Matata asks just
what the Kingitanga means to people today?

Mana is New
Zealand’s leading Maori lifestyle, current affairs and
heritage magazine. Mana 82, June-July 2008 is on sale from
May
29.

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